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ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND THE PERIODIC TABLE


5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
In your notebook, solve the following problems.

SECTION 5.1 ATOMS


1. According to Figure 5.2, 100 000 000 copper atoms would form a line 1 cm
long. How long would a line formed by 1 3 107 copper atoms be? Express
your answer in millimeters.

SECTION 5.2 STRUCTURE OF THE NUCLEAR ATOM


1. A sulfur-32 atom contains 16 protons, 16 neutrons, and 16 electrons. What is
the mass (in grams) of a sulfur-32 atom?
2. The mass of a neutron is 1.67 3 10224 g. Approximately what number of
neutrons would equal a mass of one gram?
3. Which statement is consistent with the results of Rutherford’s gold foil
experiment?
a. All atoms have a positive charge.
b. Atoms are mostly empty space.
c. The nucleus of an atom contains protons and electrons.
d. Mass is spread uniformly throughout an atom.

SECTION 5.3 DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN ATOMS


1. How many protons are found in an atom of each of the following?
a. boron c. neon
b. sulfur d. lithium
2. Complete the table for the following elements:

Element Number of Number of Number of Atomic Mass


protons electrons neutrons number number
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Manganese 25 30

Sodium 11 12

Bromine 35 45

Yttrium 39 89

Arsenic 33 75

Actinium 227

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3. How many neutrons are in each atom?


23 81
11Na 35Br
238 19
92 U 9F

4. The two most abundant isotopes of carbon are carbon-12 (mass 5 12.00 amu)
and carbon-13 (mass 5 13.00 amu). Their relative abundances are 98.9% and
1.10%, respectively. Calculate the atomic mass of carbon.
5. Element X has two isotopes: X-100 and X-104. If the atomic mass of X is 101
amu, what is the relative abundance of each isotope in nature?

SECTION 5.4 THE PERIODIC TABLE: ORGANIZING THE ELEMENTS


1. Which element below should have chemical properties similar to fluorine (F)?
a. Li
b. Si
c. Br
d. Ne
2. Identify each element as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal.
a. fluorine
b. germanium
c. zinc
d. phosphorus
e. lithium
3. Which of the following is not a transition metal?
a. magnesium
b. titanium
c. chromium
d. mercury
4. Name two elements that have properties similar to those of the element
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5. Group A elements of the periodic table can be divided into three broad classes.
What are these classes and how do they differ?

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